Below is the CRCJ 3350 schedule of assignments and due dates. Each lesson corresponds to a week of the course, and each lesson closes at 11:55 p.m. Central Time on the end date. By the end of a lesson week, you should have

·  studied the lesson notes,

·  reviewed key concepts,

·  completed the reading assignments in Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology, by Maxfield and Babbie textbook, and

·  responded to the Discussion Questions on the course Discussion Board.

Due dates for the Mid-Term Exam, the Research Proposal Project, and the Final Exam are indicated below.
Note that Lesson 11 and the Research Proposal are both due on Sunday, November7th

Lessons and Reading Assignments / End Date
11:55 p.m. Central Time
Lesson 1 / Epistemology and Research / Sunday,
August 28th
Lesson 2 / Crime, Criminal Justice, Scientific Inquiry and Theory / Sunday,
Sept. 4th
Read Chapters 1 and 2, Maxfield & Babbie
Lesson 3 / Causation and Validity / Sunday,
Sept. 11th
Read Chapter 4, Maxfield & Babbie
Lesson 4 / General Issues in Research Design: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement / Sunday,
Sept. 18th
Read Chapters 5 and 6, Maxfield & Babbie
Lesson 5 / Measuring Crime Patterns in the United States / Sunday,
Sept. 25th
Read Chapter 6, Maxfield & Babbie
Lesson 6 / Research Design / Sunday,
Oct. 2th
Read Chapter 7, Maxfield & Babbie
Read Chapter 1, Pope, Lovell, & Brandl
Mid-Term Examination covering Lessons 1 - 6
Available Monday, Oct. 3, 12:01 a.m. Central Time
through Wednesday, Oct. 5, 11:55 p.m. Central Time
Lesson 7 / Ethical Dilemmas Surrounding Research / Wednesday,
Oct. 12th
Read Chapter 3, Maxfield & Babbie
Lesson 8 / Overview of Data Collecting and Sampling / Sunday,
Oct. 16th
Read Chapter 8, Maxfield & Babbie
Read Chapter 4, Pope, Lovell, & Brandl
Lesson 9 / Survey Research: Concepts and Practices / Sunday,
Oct. 23rd
Read Chapter 9, Maxfield & Babbie
Read Chapter 6, Pope, Lovell, & Brandl
Lesson 10 / Field Research and Criminal Justice / Sunday,
Oct. 30th
Read Chapter 10, Maxfield & Babbie
Read Chapter 9, Pope, Lovell, & Brandl
Research Proposal Project
Due Sunday, Nov. 7th by 11:55 p.m. Central Time
Lesson 11 / Research Issues in Criminal Justice Research / Sunday,
Nov. 6th
Lesson 12 / Evaluation Research / Sunday,
Nov. 13th
Read Chapter 12, Maxfield & Babbie
Read Chapter 11, Pope, Lovell, & Brandl
Lesson 13 / Interpreting the Data: A Challenge for Most Researchers / Sunday,
Nov. 20th
Read Chapter 13, Maxfield & Babbie
Read Chapter 14, Pope, Lovell, & Brandl
Final Examination covering Lessons 7 - 13
Available Sunday, Dec. 4, at 12:01 a.m. Central Time
through Wed., Dec. 7, at 11:55 p.m. Central Time